AJO v Director-General, Department of Transport [2012] NSWADT 101

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AJO v Director-General, Department of Transport [2012] NSWADT 101 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 November 2011, 19 and 20 January 2012 Decision date: 25 May 2012 Jurisdiction: General Division Before: P H Molony, Judicial Member Decision: 1.Order under s 75(2) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 prohibiting the disclosure of the name, address, picture or any other material that identifies, or may lead to the identification of, any child who gave evidence before the Tribunal, or whose identity or circumstances were disclosed in the course of the proceeding. 2.Affirm the decisions to suspend and cancel AJO's driver authority. Catchwords: Passenger Transport - driver authority - cancellation - fit and proper person - school bus Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Director General, Transport NSW v AIC (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 65 Director General, Department of Transport v Z (No.2) (GD) [2002] NSWADTAP 37 Ex Parte Tziniolis; Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 Federal Court in Commissioner for ACT Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 589 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) (1955) 93 CLR 127 Melbourne v The Queen [1999] 198 CLR 1 Obradovic -v- Commissioner for Fair Trading, Office of Fair Trading (GD) [2006] NSWADTAP 18 Pillai v Messiter [No.2] (1989) 16 NSWLR 197 Re T and the Director of Youth and Community Services [1980] 1 NSWLR 392 Saadieh v Director General, Department of Transport [1999] NSWADT 68 Sobey v Commercial and Private Agents Board 20 SASR 70 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AJO (Applicant) Director-General, Department of Transport (Respondent) Representation: Counsel I Nash (Applicant) K Eastman (Respondent) Michael Kreveld Legal (Applicant) Smythe Wozniak (Respondent) File Number(s): 113143 and 113191 Publication restriction: Section 75(2) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997